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Hello Model Railroaders!
Mike brings us a quick how to video on using an alternative to soldering track feeder wires to your bus wires under your model railroad layouts! By using “lever wire nuts” or Wago Connectors you can reduce the time it takes to wire up, maintain and troubleshoot your model railroad wiring.
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26 авг 2024

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@randygates364 Год назад

These things are great. They make a solid foolproof connection. So much easier to use than RDC connectors, especially for an old guy like me who doesn’t like crawling around under his layout!

@SecondSectionPodcast Год назад

Even us young guys don't like crawling under the layout! The less time down there the better!!! Thanks for watching - Andy

@johnpadams8079 4 месяца назад

The small rectangle hole on the top of the connector is a test point for a volt meter probe in case you were wondering 😊

@kenr86 5 месяцев назад

I've been replacing a lot of terminal blocks with wago connectors at our club layout - got rid of lots of intermittent power issues. They are certainly the way to go.

@johnbarrett1028 Год назад

I use the gray 'knock off's & they are very reliable. I believe a more accurate concern is the more mechanical connectors U subject Ur main bus to, the more voltage drop U may have the farther U go. What could greatly reduce that is to solder in a drop from Ur main bus in the same guage by stripping a small section of the bus-NOT cutting it-& soldering the 'drop' on. In a recent Email w/ NCE, they confirmed this.

@JeffShultz Год назад

I've been doing a lot of wiring under my layout recently, both on the DCC bus and 12v accessories bus. I now have a lot of both types of 5-wire lever locks on both buses. The mounting brackets are hard to find and kind of spendy, but the actual lever locks are great.

@dodo1opps Год назад

I can Daisy chain 2 or 3 of these in series for the power and 2 or 3 more for the common as I DCC rewire of my layout.

@SecondSectionPodcast Год назад

It's a cool way to wire up your layout. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@dundasjunctionmodelr.r-jam8267 Год назад

Excellent you solved a problem I was trying to figure out, I use the Waco connectors but have improved the way to hook up feeders and your buss wires

@larryjanson4011 Год назад

simple suitcase connectors are quick, cheap. and can be used any place. even reused as needed. you can even add them in after the fact. no need to cut/strip wires to add another one of these thingies. worried about open wires after removing a suitcase. just apply a tiny dab of liquid electrical tape.

@bncsystemsshortline Год назад

Wow this is awesome!!!! I never new of these. Thanks for sharing this!

@doug4932 11 месяцев назад

Wired in a new PM4 on our layout last year, Used these to connect the wires. They are awesome. Use them at work as well to test run productsBeen opening and closing same ones for 2 years not. still good

@billbruff9613 5 месяцев назад

I know these are popular but I would encourage people to also look at the Anderson Power Clips which are impossible to cross connect, so no shorts and no fire hazard.

@davebnsfnscale4433 Год назад

Been using both of those types,easy peasy

@stewarttrains98 Год назад

Ive been looking at using these on future layout work myself. While it cost money, the time it takes if you need to change something later is way easier. Thats the plus side is flexibility over soldering under a layout.

@SecondSectionPodcast Год назад

These have been a godsend

@openeyes-411 Год назад

IMHO the biggest advantage of these is not having to solder upside down under the layout... 2nd would be trouble shooting & changes/expansion. And these should be WAY MORE reliable & efficient than suitcase connectors, due to vastly increased contact area with the wire - IF they stay closed! So I must ask Mike, wassup with the partially open lever???😂

@bernardc2553 Год назад

Yuppers sure are handy dandy little buggers

@Stussmeister 2 месяца назад

Very interesting and informative. I'm looking to use these on my own layout, though as the track I'm using uses white and blue feeder wires, I was wondering if I could put the white wire in one port of a WAGO connector and the blue wire in another port.

@rdanscale3416 5 месяцев назад

Second Section.. Good Video i as well are using the Wago's i bought some a few Years ago at MY LOCAL Electricians DISTRIBUTOR store's Sunflower Electric 🌻 Stanion Electric & Greybar Electric sells 1 or both connectors but i found the Wago's at my Local Home Depot all the sizes this includes there inline connectors i use Wago's Ferrulls to protect the integrity of stranded wire i use which is Kato 24 Gauge wire, for my Buss wires i also use Wire blocks but the Wago's are certainly worth the money & are on my Layout.. Thanks for Video! Allen D RDA N Scale

@RonStanek Год назад

Good how to, info video Mike.👍

@1mash 10 месяцев назад

This is awesome!

@johnbarrett1028 Год назад

Also Mike, I don't know which manufacturer it is but at least sells little orange brackets that fit into those little diets built into the gray connectors. They have a hole on the other end & screws so U can secure them to the bottom of Ur benchwork. 😊 ThankU for the vid.

@T4Van-E-daycamp Месяц назад

What about droppers?

@RonStanek Год назад

Mike have you ever used the brand Cold Heat soldering iron. Or heard any reviews on them?

@theMudFather Год назад

So Mike, I''m a neat freak, are you going to just let them hang or is there a way to fasten them to the deck or frame structure???

@danpugatch Год назад

How do you like these vs suitcase connectors? I had issues with suitcase connectors coming loose or not enough contact.

@SecondSectionPodcast Год назад

I've uses suitcase connections and these...I will NEVER use suitcase connections again. These lever nuts save me time and hassle. Also when I have to move a wire, easy and no globs of solder falling on you under the layout! - Andy

@danpugatch Год назад

@@SecondSectionPodcast good to hear I'll check them out I was going to do old school terminal blocks but they can be $5 ea

@johnbrubaker2033 Год назад

I’m going to have to disagree here. Mechanical wire connections are often unreliable. Get a good soldering iron made for electronics and the proper solder and learn to use it. It’s far more reliable in the end. Larry Puckett, The DCC Guy has some RU-vid videos about soldering that are very good.

@SecondSectionPodcast Год назад

I think Larry may be moving away from soldering connections too...he did a video on this topic too: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qJTQNeqNuI0.html

@thomasaustin316 Год назад

I’d agree with Mike here. I’ve used the solder-less connectors for a bit…no issues with them. I still solder feeders to my rail…but these speed up wiring tremendously…and allow the installation of detection and such with ease.

@rdanscale3416 5 месяцев назад

Do you use a Solder Iron to solder home wiring when your bundling in a wire box i think not Electricians use Wire Nuts & some are now using Wago's) if these connectors are UL listed for home Wiring I'd think they'd do the same for model Railroading, Ideal products which is Huge Electric products company is also making lever Wire Products just like the Wago's!